Michigan denies RFK Jr.’s escape from presidential ballot

• But in Michigan, one of the states that could decide the election, it's too late for Kennedy to remove his name, per the secretary of state's office.
• "Minor party candidates cannot withdraw, so his name will remain on the ballot in the November election," Cheri Hardmon, senior press secretary for Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said in a statement to Axios.

State of play: Kennedy, who is on the Michigan ballot as the nominee of the Natural Law Party, was nominated earlier this year.

• "The Natural Law Party held their convention to select electors for [RFK Jr.]. They cannot meet at this point to select new electors since it's past the primary." Hardmon said.
• The Kennedy campaign did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

Zoom out: Kennedy suspended his independent presidential campaign on Friday, saying he believed that remaining on the ballot in battleground states "would most likely hand the election to the Democrats, with whom I disagree on most existential issues."

• During his Friday announcement, Kennedy said Trump had "asked to enlist me" in a second administration.
• Kennedy told Tucker Carlson in an interview that aired Monday that he was asked to join Trump's transition team, and he's "looking forward to that."

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